Asthma

Managing Asthma

Asthma is a long-term lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. It causes recurring periods of wheezing, a whistling sound when you breathe, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and coughing. Asthma affects people of all ages, but most often starts in childhood.

Unfortunately, asthma has no cure. Even when you or the affected member of your family feels fine, you still have the disease, and it can flare up at any time. With today’s knowledge and treatments, however, we expect most people who have asthma to have complete control over their symptoms and lead a normal, active life.

For successful, thorough, and ongoing treatment, it is important to build strong partnerships with your doctor and other health care providers. Our dedicated Asthma & Allergy specialists help patients of all ages to manage asthma effectively, and help them to. achieve total asthma control so that they can live normal fully active lives.